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If you happen to be in Boston on December 10th, there is a terrific concert scheduled at the New England Conservatory of Music. NECM Voice Professor Jane Eaglen and her dear friend Greer Grimsley will be performing in concert with conductor Robert Spano. The program is entitled "An Evening in Valhalla"

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Frankfurter Allegemeine reports that the Financial Director for the Bayreuth Festival, Heinz-Dieter Sense, has reviewed the proposed production designs for the 2016 Parsifal and determined that it is not possible to produce the opera within the established budget. The costumes, elaborate unfolding sets and production were deemed too costly.

In this article Nike Wagner talks about heading the Beethoven Festival in Bonn. While she was edged out of a leadership position in Bayreuth, Nike Wagner did not let the proverbial grass of the "Green Hill" grow under her feet. She also headed a Weimar Festival dedicated to the music of her also famous great, great, grandfather - Franz Liszt.